BREAKING: Lordsburg man shot by police after he fired on them

A Lordsburg man was shot by officers Friday afternoon after he fired on them when they were responding to a domestic.

According to a news release from the New Mexico State Police, Lordsburg Police officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance at a home on Gale Street in Lordsburg. Officers made contact with the suspect, 34-year-old Winston Ford, who had a pistol in his waistband, according to the release.

Officers tried to talk to Ford, who fired one round at the officers and hit a patrol car. An officer returned fire and shot Ford, but it’s not clear from the release where Ford was shot. He was flown to University Medical Center in El Paso and was in stable condition, according to the release sent just before noon on Saturday.

New Mexico State Police were called to investigate the officer-involved shooting Friday around 5 p.m. The name of the officer involved will not be released until after all interviews are conducted. When the investigation is complete, police said the case will be forwarded to an assigned district attorney for review.

According to the New Mexico Courts database, Ford’s prior convictions include assault and battery on a police officer in 2004, possession of a controlled substance and tampering with evidence in 2005, battery on a household member and contempt of court in 2005 and 2006, and violating a restraining order in 2006. It’s likely that Ford will face new charges in this incident.